Container attachment and method of making the same



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UNITED STATES PATENTS OFFICE.

HUGH M. ROSS, OF WOODHAVEN, NEIV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO EAGLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF WELLSBURG, VEST VIRGINIA, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

' CONTAINER ATTACHMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME.

Application filed October 25,1923. scrial No. 670,689.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HUGH M. Ross, a citizen of the United States, residingtat IVoodhaven, county of Queens, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Container Attachments and Methods of Making the Same, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. I

This invention relates to container attachments and method of making the same, and is particularly directed toward the formation of an ear for attaching the bail to a container, such as a metallic gasoline or oil can, although other applications will be obvious. j a

I provide an attachment member for con tainers having an enlarged rim which includes a tongue bent around the rim and means for preventing rotation of the at tached member. The handle or bail ears have heretofore been attached by soldering, riveting or rolling into the rim or seam at the top of the container. None of these methods has proven satisfactory for various reasons. a y

In the case of a riveted fastening, it is necessary to introduce tools inside the container, and this is particularly difficult where only a small opening is provided. Moreover, there is always a likelihood of the rivets working loose and giving rise to leaks in the container.

Soldering is unsatisfactory, particularly in connection with galvanized or enameled containers. IVhere galvanized iron is used, the solder may stick to the zinc, but frequently the Zinc does not stick to the iron, and the ear soon pulls off, whereas if an enameled container is used, it is difficult to fasten the car without burning the finish on the can. 7

It is diflicult to provide a suitable attachment by rolling the attachment member into the closure or top seam, because if this is done, it is necessary to use a very thin metal in order to carry out the operation.

The use of my attachment makes it possible to completely form the container, and then attach the ears Without riveting, soldering or the like. My attachment is particu larly useful in connection with containers havlng a dome top. Such contalners are generally made with a recess around the same between the top and the wall of the container, and the attachment may be slipped into this recess and secured there after the can is completed. I preferably provide an lndentation or depression on the inner wall of the recess into which the attachment is snapped when it is put in place. This indentation or depression may be formed by pressing in the breast of the top. If desired, however, spaced protuberances may be pressed out on said breast. In either case, the attachment is securely held in the recess, particularly if the tongue is also provided and bent around the seam.

In making the container, a pair of diametrically, opposite indentations or depressions are-preferably provided, as the attachments are thus positioned absolutely, and thereis no possibility of a workman putting them in the wrong place. It will'be understood that soldering may be resorted to, if desired, but that the attachment forms a mechanical lock with the can, and is capable of carrying the weight whether it is soldered or not. j a

In the accompanying drawings illustrating'my invention as applied to adome top container having a pair of attachment ears for the usual wire bail,-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the upper portion of a container showing my invention as applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a section on the line II-II of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a section on the line III-III of Figure 2; o v

Figure 4 is a perspective view of my preferred form of attachment ear;

Figure 5 is a view showing the attachment ear as it is stamped in the flat and before bending;

Figure 6 is a View corresponding to Figure 2, but showing a slightly modified form of construction, and

Figure 7 is a section on the line VIIVII of Figure 6.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, thereis shown a container 2 having or depressions 7 are formed in the breast 6 at diametrically opposite points to receive attachment members 8.

The attachment members 8 are identical in construction, and each comprises an upstanding portion 9 adapted to receive the bail 10 of the container, and a channel portion 11 at the bottom of the upstanding portion adapted to fit closely into the recess 5. A tongue 12 is also provided, this tongue being of the shape shown in Figure 4 be fore the attachment is put in place. When an attachment member is to be secured to the container 2, it is pressed down into the recess 5 by a suitable tool, or by hand, and the resilient channel portion 11 snaps into the indentation or depression 7, securely holding the attachment member in place. It will be understood that each indentation or depression 7 is of substantially the same length as an attachment member, as shown in Figure 3, and movement of an attachment member along the rim is thereby prevented, and the attachment member is positioned absolutely with respect to the remainder of the to i/Nhen the attachment member is snapped into place, the tongue 12 takes a position over the seam 4, as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 2. The tongue is then bent over against the bottom part of the seam 4, and the attachment is thus mechanically locked to the container, and fully able to carry any load which may be imposed upon it. If desired, solder'may be used, although it is not at all essentia As already pointed out, spaced protuberances 13 may be found on the breast of the top to holdthe attachment members in position, instead of forming the indentations or depressions 7 for that purpose.

It will be seen that by the present invention I have provided an attachment member for containers which may be secured there to after the container is completed without the necessity of punching holes in the container wall for rivets, and without spot welding, soldering or the like. Owing to the provision of depressions 7 or protuberances 13, the attachment members cannot be put in the wrong place by the workman. Moreover, the entire container may be made up from material in a finished state, as, for example, it may be made of galvanized sheets,

which would be impossible if spot welding were resorted to, and unsatisfactory in case of soldering.

It will be understood that while a separate attachment ear for each side of the container has been shown in the drawings, the invention may be applied to a container having a solid metal handle extending across the top thereof. It may also be applied to other forms of containers, as will be obvious, for While I have illustrated one form of the invention, it is not limited thereto,but may be otherwise embodied within the scope of the following claims I claim:

1. An attachment for containers having a top formed with a shoulder, and a seam between the top and the walls thereof, which includes a tongue bent around the seam, and means bearing on the top and engaging said shoulder for preventing rotation of the attached member.

2. The combination with a container hav ing a top, a seam between the top and the. walls thereof, and a recess inside the seam, of an attachment which includes a body having a tongue bent around the seam, and means on the body fitting in the recess for preventing rotation of the attached member.

3. An attachment for containers havinga .top, a seam between the top and the walls thereof and a recess inside the seam, which includes a member fitting into the recess, and means for mechanically locking the member therein.

4. The combination with a container having a top, a seam between the top and the walls thereof and a recess inside the seam which includes an indentation in the inner wall of the recess,- of an attachment including a resilient member adapted to be pressed into the recess and engage the indentation.

5. The combination with a container having a top, a seam between the top and the Walls thereof and a recess inside the seam which includes an indentation in the inner wall of the recess, of an attacl'imentincluding a resilient member adapted to be'pressed into the recess and engage the indentation, and a tongue attached to the member and bent around the seam.

6. A bail ear for containers, including an integral channel shaped body having one side extending upwardly to provide an ear portion and a seam engaging hook struck out from one side of the channel.

7. An attachment for containers having a top and a recess therein formed with an indentation in a wall thereof, which includes a resilient member adapted to be pressed into the recess and into said indentation, and having a tongue adapted to be bent around a portion of said top to prevent withdrawal thereof from the recess.

8. An attachment member for containers which includes a channeled portion adapted to fitclosely into a recess in the container, and a tongue adapted to be bent over the rim of the container.

9. The method of securing a bail ear to a container having a top seam and a recess adjacent thereto, which includes forming an indentation in one wall of the recess, forming an attachment portion having a projecting tongue and a channeled portion, fitting the channeled portion into the recess, to en gage the indentation, and bending the tongue around the seam.

10. The method of securing a. bail ear to a container having a recess in the top thereof, which includes forming an indentation in one wall of the recess, forming an attachment portion slightly larger than the mouth of the recess, and pressing the attachment portion thereinto' to engage the indentation.

11. The method of securing a bail ear to a container having a recess around the top thereof, which includes forming diametrh cally opposite indentations in a Wall of the recess, forming attachment portions slightly 15 larger than the top of the recess, and pressing the portions into the recess to engage the diametrically opposite indentations.

12. A bail ear, comprising a body of sheet metal in the form of an ear having an integral channel at the lower edge thereof and having a seam engaging hook struck out from one face thereof.

13. A bail ear for containers, comprising a sheet metal member having a downwardly turned hook struck out from one face thereof and an upwardly turned channel on the opposite face.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

HUGH M. ROSS.

Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,570,706, granted January 26, 1926, upon the application of Hugh M. Ross, of VVoodhaven, New York, for an improvement in Container Attachments and Methods of Making the Same, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 2, strike out lines 84 to 89, comprising claim 3, and insert the following as claim 3:

5. The combination with (1. container haring a top a seam between the top and the walls thereof anal a recess inside the seam, of a bail attachment which includes a member fitting into the recess, and means on the member onrleol over the seam for mechanically locking the member therein.

and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent O'flice.

Signed and sealed this 2d day of March, A. D. 1926.

' M. J. MOORE,

[smut] Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

